NGC 7107 is a barred spiral galaxy in Grus
NGC 7107 (ESO 287-052, ESO-LV 287-0520) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Grus . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.9′ × 56″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 7107 from Alnair
Alnair
NGC 7107
GRUS
NGC 7107 lies 5.0° northwest of Alnair , the magnitude 1.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7107 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 45°N, and never sets south of 45°S.
The distance to NGC 7107 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7107
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7079, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7097, elliptical galaxy, 2.3° NGC 7070A, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 7070, late spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 7162, late spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 7166, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 7145, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 7118, lenticular galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 7107 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Grus Designations NGC 7107, ESO 287-052, ESO-LV 287-0520, IRAS 21392-4501, PGC 067209 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBm) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 42.4m Declination (J2000) -44° 47′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 56″ Position angle 127° Radial velocity 2,215 km/s, redshift 0.00741 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
